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Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Calvert County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 24 counties in 2023, at $1,838. Garrett County had the lowest, at $826. The median was $1,548. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,838Calvert County
Lowest826Garrett County
Median1,54824 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Allegany County: 838 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,548 USDBaltimore County: 1,548 USDCalvert County: 1,838 USDCaroline County: 1,052 USDCarroll County: 1,548 USDCecil County: 1,470 USDCharles County: 1,838 USDDorchester County: 991 USDFrederick County: 1,838 USDGarrett County: 826 USDHarford County: 1,548 USDHoward County: 1,548 USDKent County: 1,091 USDMontgomery County: 1,838 USDPrince George's County: 1,838 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,548 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,597 USDSomerset County: 923 USDTalbot County: 1,201 USDWashington County: 1,060 USDWicomico County: 1,134 USDWorcester County: 976 USDBaltimore city: 1,548 USD
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USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Calvert County: 1,838 USDCalvert County1,838Charles County: 1,838 USDCharles County1,838Frederick County: 1,838 USDFrederick County1,838Montgomery County: 1,838 USDMontgomery County1,838Prince George's County: 1,838 USDPrince George's County1,838St. Mary's County: 1,597 USDSt. Mary's County1,597Anne Arundel County: 1,548 USDAnne Arundel County1,548Baltimore city: 1,548 USDBaltimore city1,548Baltimore County: 1,548 USDBaltimore County1,548Carroll County: 1,548 USDCarroll County1,548Harford County: 1,548 USDHarford County1,548Howard County: 1,548 USDHoward County1,548Queen Anne's County: 1,548 USDQueen Anne's County1,548Cecil County: 1,470 USDCecil County1,470Talbot County: 1,201 USDTalbot County1,201Wicomico County: 1,134 USDWicomico County1,134Kent County: 1,091 USDKent County1,091Washington County: 1,060 USDWashington County1,060Caroline County: 1,052 USDCaroline County1,052Dorchester County: 991 USDDorchester County991Worcester County: 976 USDWorcester County976Somerset County: 923 USDSomerset County923Allegany County: 838 USDAllegany County838Garrett County: 826 USDGarrett County826Calvert County: 1,838 USDCalvert County1,838Charles County: 1,838 USDCharles County1,838Frederick County: 1,838 USDFrederick County1,838Montgomery County: 1,838 USDMontgomery County1,838Prince George's County: 1,838 USDPrince George's County1,838St. Mary's County: 1,597 USDSt. Mary's County1,597Anne Arundel County: 1,548 USDAnne Arundel County1,548Baltimore city: 1,548 USDBaltimore city1,548Baltimore County: 1,548 USDBaltimore County1,548Carroll County: 1,548 USDCarroll County1,548Harford County: 1,548 USDHarford County1,548Howard County: 1,548 USDHoward County1,548Queen Anne's County: 1,548 USDQueen Anne's County1,548Cecil County: 1,470 USDCecil County1,470Talbot County: 1,201 USDTalbot County1,201Wicomico County: 1,134 USDWicomico County1,134Kent County: 1,091 USDKent County1,091Washington County: 1,060 USDWashington County1,060Caroline County: 1,052 USDCaroline County1,052Dorchester County: 991 USDDorchester County991Worcester County: 976 USDWorcester County976Somerset County: 923 USDSomerset County923Allegany County: 838 USDAllegany County838Garrett County: 826 USDGarrett County826
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Calvert County1,838+3%
1Charles County1,838+3%
1Frederick County1,838+3%
1Montgomery County1,838+3%
1Prince George's County1,838+3%
6St. Mary's County1,597+16.4%
7Anne Arundel County1,548+11%
7Baltimore city1,548+11%
7Baltimore County1,548+11%
7Carroll County1,548+11%
7Harford County1,548+11%
7Howard County1,548+11%
7Queen Anne's County1,548+11%
14Cecil County1,470+13.3%
15Talbot County1,201+5.3%
16Wicomico County1,134+9.4%
17Kent County1,091+6.1%
18Washington County1,060+9.1%
19Caroline County1,052+9.8%
20Dorchester County991+10.9%
21Worcester County976+4.7%
22Somerset County923+16.5%
23Allegany County838+10.7%
24Garrett County826+9.1%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Calvert County, with $1,838 in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Garrett County, with $826 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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